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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10230

7 October 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/south korea
Free Trade Agreement signed - Progress towards strategic partnership

Brussels, 06/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The formal signing in Brussels on Wednesday 6 October of a free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea, the first of its kind between the EU and Asia, was the highlight of the fifth summit between the EU27 and South Korea, its fourth largest trading partner.

The deal will come into force in July 2011. It includes gradual and mutual liberalisation of trade in goods and services, setting out trade-related rules for competition, state...

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